How to install VGA - GTX 1060 on Fedora with Secure Boot enabled?
In this post, I would like to introduce solution to install VGA drivers for 1060 on Fedora with enabled SECURE BOOT
.
Step 1: Determine vga installed on the motherboard.
On terminal, use the following command to see avaialble installed VGA.
lspci |grep -E "VGA|3D"
Example output:
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP106 [GeForce GTX 1060 6GB] (rev a1)
04:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ASPEED Technology, Inc. ASPEED Graphics Family (rev 30)
Step 2: Download nvidia driver from Nvidia Official Website
![[1] NVIDIA Driver Downloads](/image/posts/2021-12-15-How-to-install-GTX-1060-on-Fedora/1.png)
In this post, I would like to pick the latest stable version 510.68.02
which was released on April 26, 2022. After your downloading finished, remember to make the file
executable with chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02.run
, and copy it to $HOME/Software/VGA-1060-key
, you will need to execute this file each time your update your kernels.
mkdir -p $HOME/Software/VGA-1060-key;
cd $HOME/Software/VGA-1060-key;
wget https://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/470.94/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.94.run;
chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.94.run;
Step 3: Generate new pair private-key
and public-key
mkdir -p $HOME/Software/VGA-1060-key/key;
cd $HOME/Software/VGA-1060-key/key;
openssl req -new -x509 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout vga-1060.key -outform DER -out vga-1060.der -nodes -days 365000 -subj "/CN=Graphics Drivers";
Your directory tree should look like:
![[2] Directory Tree](/image/posts/2021-12-15-How-to-install-GTX-1060-on-Fedora/2.png)
Step 4: Enroll new public key with mokutil
You need to run this command to import your new public key with mokutil
, this program will ask you a password for enrolling, which then be asked in the next reboot.
sudo mokutil --import $HOME/Software/VGA-1060-key/key/vga-1060.der;
Step 5: Make install.sh
in VGA-1060-key
directory
This is install.sh
content:
#!/bin/bash
./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.68.02.run --module-signing-secret-key=/home/YOUR_USERNAME/Software/VGA-1060-key/key/vga-1060.key \
--module-signing-public-key=/home/YOUR_USERNAME/Software/VGA-1060-key/key/vga-1060.der
Each time you update your kernel, you need to go boots OS with level 3
and run this script install.sh
.
![[3] Directory Tree](/image/posts/2021-12-15-How-to-install-GTX-1060-on-Fedora/3.png)
Step 5: Install package dependencies & update OS
This step ensure you got the lastest kernel & all dependent packages.
sudo dnf install kernel-devel kernel-headers gcc make dkms acpid libglvnd-glx libglvnd-opengl libglvnd-devel pkgconfig;
sudo dnf update;
Step 6: Disable nouveau
- Create or edit
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf
sudo echo "blacklist nouveau" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf
- Edit
/etc/default/grub
Append following flag to the end ofGRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX
rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau
modprobe.blacklist=nouveau
nvidia-drm.modeset=1
For example:
![[4] /etc/default/grub](/image/posts/2021-12-15-How-to-install-GTX-1060-on-Fedora/4.png)
Step 7: Update grub2 config & generate new initramfs
grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg;
## Backup old initramfs nouveau image ##
mv /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r)-with-nouveau.img;
## Generate new initramfs image ##
dracut /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img $(uname -r);
Step 8: Boots OS on level 3
and execute the install.sh
Boots OS on level 3
and reboot
sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target;
sudo shutdown -r now;
After login, go to VGA-1060-key
directory and execute install.sh
. At this step, just keep accepting and the driver will be installed.
cd /home/nguyenvinhlinh/Software/VGA-1060-key;
sudo ./install.sh;
After installing vga driver, you will need reboot OS on level 5 - graphical
systemctl set-default graphical.target;
shutdown -r now;
Next time, if you update your kernel, you can run this step (Step 8
) again, it should be fine. In addition, you should encrypt your private-key
with gpg
,
it’s not a good practice leave it unencrypted. You can check this guide Mã hóa và giải mã file trên linux sử dụng GPG
Reference
- Fedora 35/34/33 NVIDIA [495.46 / 470.94 / 390.144 / 340.108] Drivers Install Guide, JR, 2021, December 13, https://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2015/fedora-nvidia-guide/
- How to install nvidia driver with secure boot enabled?, Zanna, 2018, June 25, https://askubuntu.com/questions/1023036/how-to-install-nvidia-driver-with-secure-boot-enabled